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Bedford's Gordon wins race for the 21st District

By Katie Doyle, Sun Correspondent

Updated:
11/07/2012 12:48:13 AM EST

LOWELL -- Bedford Democrat Ken Gordon defeated Republican Walter Zenkin of Burlington in the 21st Middlesex District state representative race, which includes Bedford and Burlington, winning with 55 percent of the vote.

Gordon, who was endorsed by Murphy in late October, received a total of 11,743 votes. He said he attributed his success to a "substantive" campaign, in which he said he laid out all of the issues to the voters.

"I didn't run on advertising, I didn't run on slogans. I ran on substance," said Gordon, a member of Bedford's Zoning Board of Appeals.

"I told the voters the reasons they could believe in me," Gordon said. "I'm trained and experienced as an advocate. That's what we need for our district, and that's what we need for the commonwealth."

Gordon said that going forward, he wants to make sure he protects his district's schools, seniors and veterans.

"I want to make sure that if there are budget cuts in the next session, I stand up for Burlington, Bedford and Wilmington," he said.

Gordon said he appreciated the faith the voters had him and was grateful they recognized the substantive campaign that he ran.

His opponent, Zenkin, a Burlington selectman, received 45 percent, or 9,521 votes.

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